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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When he reached the old house, to which his money had given a new freshness, there was no one to meet him but Dolly's Diana.
affairs
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From this reading HORACE CHASE, having by hard work arranged his far-stretching affairs so that he could leave them, reached L'Hommedieu late in the evening of the day of Ruth's flight.
almost
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From this reading He had not telegraphed that he was coming; his plan was to have his wife well on her way to New York and the Liverpool steamer almost before she knew it.
always
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From this reading She had always been fond of the unexpected; this fondness would perhaps serve him now.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had not telegraphed that he was coming; his plan was to have his wife well on her way to New York and the Liverpool steamer almost before she knew it.
arranged
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From this reading HORACE CHASE, having by hard work arranged his far-stretching affairs so that he could leave them, reached L'Hommedieu late in the evening of the day of Ruth's flight.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had always been fond of the unexpected; this fondness would perhaps serve him now.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had not telegraphed that he was coming; his plan was to have his wife well on her way to New York and the Liverpool steamer almost before she knew it.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Diana, in her moderate, unexcited way, began to tell him what had happened.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When he reached the old house, to which his money had given a new freshness, there was no one to meet him but Dolly's Diana.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading HORACE CHASE, having by hard work arranged his far-stretching affairs so that he could leave them, reached L'Hommedieu late in the evening of the day of Ruth's flight.
CHASE
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From this reading HORACE CHASE, having by hard work arranged his far-stretching affairs so that he could leave them, reached L'Hommedieu late in the evening of the day of Ruth's flight.
coming
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From this reading He had not telegraphed that he was coming; his plan was to have his wife well on her way to New York and the Liverpool steamer almost before she knew it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading HORACE CHASE, having by hard work arranged his far-stretching affairs so that he could leave them, reached L'Hommedieu late in the evening of the day of Ruth's flight.
day
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From this reading HORACE CHASE, having by hard work arranged his far-stretching affairs so that he could leave them, reached L'Hommedieu late in the evening of the day of Ruth's flight.
Diana
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From this reading When he reached the old house, to which his money had given a new freshness, there was no one to meet him but Dolly's Diana.
Dolly's
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From this reading When he reached the old house, to which his money had given a new freshness, there was no one to meet him but Dolly's Diana.
evening
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From this reading HORACE CHASE, having by hard work arranged his far-stretching affairs so that he could leave them, reached L'Hommedieu late in the evening of the day of Ruth's flight.
far-stretching
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From this reading HORACE CHASE, having by hard work arranged his far-stretching affairs so that he could leave them, reached L'Hommedieu late in the evening of the day of Ruth's flight.
flight
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From this reading HORACE CHASE, having by hard work arranged his far-stretching affairs so that he could leave them, reached L'Hommedieu late in the evening of the day of Ruth's flight.
fond
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From this reading She had always been fond of the unexpected; this fondness would perhaps serve him now.
fondness
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From this reading She had always been fond of the unexpected; this fondness would perhaps serve him now.
freshness
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From this reading When he reached the old house, to which his money had given a new freshness, there was no one to meet him but Dolly's Diana.
given
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From this reading When he reached the old house, to which his money had given a new freshness, there was no one to meet him but Dolly's Diana.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not telegraphed that he was coming; his plan was to have his wife well on her way to New York and the Liverpool steamer almost before she knew it.
happened
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From this reading Diana, in her moderate, unexcited way, began to tell him what had happened.
hard
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From this reading HORACE CHASE, having by hard work arranged his far-stretching affairs so that he could leave them, reached L'Hommedieu late in the evening of the day of Ruth's flight.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had not telegraphed that he was coming; his plan was to have his wife well on her way to New York and the Liverpool steamer almost before she knew it.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading HORACE CHASE, having by hard work arranged his far-stretching affairs so that he could leave them, reached L'Hommedieu late in the evening of the day of Ruth's flight.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HORACE CHASE, having by hard work arranged his far-stretching affairs so that he could leave them, reached L'Hommedieu late in the evening of the day of Ruth's flight.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had not telegraphed that he was coming; his plan was to have his wife well on her way to New York and the Liverpool steamer almost before she knew it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had always been fond of the unexpected; this fondness would perhaps serve him now.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HORACE CHASE, having by hard work arranged his far-stretching affairs so that he could leave them, reached L'Hommedieu late in the evening of the day of Ruth's flight.
HORACE
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From this reading HORACE CHASE, having by hard work arranged his far-stretching affairs so that he could leave them, reached L'Hommedieu late in the evening of the day of Ruth's flight.
house
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From this reading When he reached the old house, to which his money had given a new freshness, there was no one to meet him but Dolly's Diana.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HORACE CHASE, having by hard work arranged his far-stretching affairs so that he could leave them, reached L'Hommedieu late in the evening of the day of Ruth's flight.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had not telegraphed that he was coming; his plan was to have his wife well on her way to New York and the Liverpool steamer almost before she knew it.
knew
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From this reading He had not telegraphed that he was coming; his plan was to have his wife well on her way to New York and the Liverpool steamer almost before she knew it.
L'Hommedieu
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From this reading HORACE CHASE, having by hard work arranged his far-stretching affairs so that he could leave them, reached L'Hommedieu late in the evening of the day of Ruth's flight.
late
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From this reading HORACE CHASE, having by hard work arranged his far-stretching affairs so that he could leave them, reached L'Hommedieu late in the evening of the day of Ruth's flight.
leave
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From this reading HORACE CHASE, having by hard work arranged his far-stretching affairs so that he could leave them, reached L'Hommedieu late in the evening of the day of Ruth's flight.
Liverpool
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From this reading He had not telegraphed that he was coming; his plan was to have his wife well on her way to New York and the Liverpool steamer almost before she knew it.
meet
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From this reading When he reached the old house, to which his money had given a new freshness, there was no one to meet him but Dolly's Diana.
moderate
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From this reading Diana, in her moderate, unexcited way, began to tell him what had happened.
money
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From this reading When he reached the old house, to which his money had given a new freshness, there was no one to meet him but Dolly's Diana.
New
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From this reading He had not telegraphed that he was coming; his plan was to have his wife well on her way to New York and the Liverpool steamer almost before she knew it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When he reached the old house, to which his money had given a new freshness, there was no one to meet him but Dolly's Diana.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not telegraphed that he was coming; his plan was to have his wife well on her way to New York and the Liverpool steamer almost before she knew it.
now
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From this reading She had always been fond of the unexpected; this fondness would perhaps serve him now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HORACE CHASE, having by hard work arranged his far-stretching affairs so that he could leave them, reached L'Hommedieu late in the evening of the day of Ruth's flight.
old
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From this reading When he reached the old house, to which his money had given a new freshness, there was no one to meet him but Dolly's Diana.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had not telegraphed that he was coming; his plan was to have his wife well on her way to New York and the Liverpool steamer almost before she knew it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When he reached the old house, to which his money had given a new freshness, there was no one to meet him but Dolly's Diana.
perhaps
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From this reading She had always been fond of the unexpected; this fondness would perhaps serve him now.
plan
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From this reading He had not telegraphed that he was coming; his plan was to have his wife well on her way to New York and the Liverpool steamer almost before she knew it.
reached
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From this reading HORACE CHASE, having by hard work arranged his far-stretching affairs so that he could leave them, reached L'Hommedieu late in the evening of the day of Ruth's flight.
Ruth's
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From this reading HORACE CHASE, having by hard work arranged his far-stretching affairs so that he could leave them, reached L'Hommedieu late in the evening of the day of Ruth's flight.
serve
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From this reading She had always been fond of the unexpected; this fondness would perhaps serve him now.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not telegraphed that he was coming; his plan was to have his wife well on her way to New York and the Liverpool steamer almost before she knew it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading HORACE CHASE, having by hard work arranged his far-stretching affairs so that he could leave them, reached L'Hommedieu late in the evening of the day of Ruth's flight.
steamer
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From this reading He had not telegraphed that he was coming; his plan was to have his wife well on her way to New York and the Liverpool steamer almost before she knew it.
telegraphed
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From this reading He had not telegraphed that he was coming; his plan was to have his wife well on her way to New York and the Liverpool steamer almost before she knew it.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Diana, in her moderate, unexcited way, began to tell him what had happened.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HORACE CHASE, having by hard work arranged his far-stretching affairs so that he could leave them, reached L'Hommedieu late in the evening of the day of Ruth's flight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HORACE CHASE, having by hard work arranged his far-stretching affairs so that he could leave them, reached L'Hommedieu late in the evening of the day of Ruth's flight.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading HORACE CHASE, having by hard work arranged his far-stretching affairs so that he could leave them, reached L'Hommedieu late in the evening of the day of Ruth's flight.
there
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From this reading When he reached the old house, to which his money had given a new freshness, there was no one to meet him but Dolly's Diana.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had always been fond of the unexpected; this fondness would perhaps serve him now.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had not telegraphed that he was coming; his plan was to have his wife well on her way to New York and the Liverpool steamer almost before she knew it.
unexcited
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From this reading Diana, in her moderate, unexcited way, began to tell him what had happened.
unexpected
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From this reading She had always been fond of the unexpected; this fondness would perhaps serve him now.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had not telegraphed that he was coming; his plan was to have his wife well on her way to New York and the Liverpool steamer almost before she knew it.
way
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From this reading He had not telegraphed that he was coming; his plan was to have his wife well on her way to New York and the Liverpool steamer almost before she knew it.
well
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From this reading He had not telegraphed that he was coming; his plan was to have his wife well on her way to New York and the Liverpool steamer almost before she knew it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Diana, in her moderate, unexcited way, began to tell him what had happened.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he reached the old house, to which his money had given a new freshness, there was no one to meet him but Dolly's Diana.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When he reached the old house, to which his money had given a new freshness, there was no one to meet him but Dolly's Diana.
wife
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From this reading He had not telegraphed that he was coming; his plan was to have his wife well on her way to New York and the Liverpool steamer almost before she knew it.
work
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From this reading HORACE CHASE, having by hard work arranged his far-stretching affairs so that he could leave them, reached L'Hommedieu late in the evening of the day of Ruth's flight.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had always been fond of the unexpected; this fondness would perhaps serve him now.
York
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From this reading He had not telegraphed that he was coming; his plan was to have his wife well on her way to New York and the Liverpool steamer almost before she knew it.
